It will require full logics overhaul. Pens now define all the admin and static notes. You will not be able to make admin notes. I could lift the condition for having pen for regular notes, so you have "Write" all the time when holding a note. I will add a note about this to the next update plan. I will try to invent something.

Is there a way to have it not use a pen?

Chicago Faucet, thanks for the info. Sad to hear I gave you trouble. But this is predictable. You see, the development sequence was like this: dzr_vanilla_notes, dzr_vanilla_notes_extension, and lastaly dzr_notes (with documents).

The first two were not very complex, even easy, but limited. Then it all resulted into a very awesome extended dzr_notes. So all vanilla notes are just deprecated and legasy (though should work).

Installing all three mods on one server was a mistake, because dzr_notes kindof already comprises the two vanilla mods functionality. Yo uprobably got yourself a conflict.

I will make a warning in descriptions, so others don't install all three.

Hey, just a heads up, I installed the DZR notes and documents mod. It was a hit on my server. So I installed the vanilla notes mod. It made my server unstable. But, then I proceeded to also install the extended vanilla notes mod, and it crashed my server. So, I had to roll the server back to just the notes and documents mod.

Я ничего не написал, ничего не разработал, не изобрёл. Я просто в нескольких местах разблокировал ИХ исходный код и записки заработали. Почему сейчас они глючат? Возможно разработчики в недавних обновлениях что-то изменили и старый код не работает. Разбираться не буду, фиксить тоже. Я давно уже создал более продвинутый мод на записки. Я его развиваю, обеспечиваю поддержку, исправляю баги. Вот ссылка - https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2752192852
Другие моды на записки заморожены.

FWD RU, я боюсь, что не в состоянии ничего больше исправить. Прошу меня правильно понять. Это не совсем мод на записки. Просто раньше записки сделали разработчики. Это их код и их модификация. Но в какой-то момент они в нескольких местах заблокировали этот код. Он остался в движке в рабочем виде, но функционал написания записок был просто отключен по неизвестной причине.

в моде есть проблема! После прочтения или написания игрок зависает на ходьбе и не может двигать мышкой, если нажать таб всё встаёт на своим места.

Discord Mikhail#0937
Or DZR mod support server https://discord.gg/tjhzJ5BF

Shroom, thank you for the feedback. Could you contact me on Discord and send me the mod line or a screen of your mods. We could possibly detect the conflict and I could patch my mod for compatibility, like I did with Advanced Medical Supplies. Or copypaste it here.

Hi Mikhail. I made a test server with only DayZ expansion and your mod and I do not have the issue I previously reported, so it must have been a mod conflict.

DZR Mods Discord! https://discord.gg/QgSeNTK4ep

Shroom, which other mods do you use?

There seems to be a glitch with this mod. Whenever I exit reading or writing a note, my camera is stuck until I open and close my inventory again.

tell that to fidov and a bunch of other mods with gsc assets using mods ) there's a ton of those in workshop, and nobody will ban their accounts it seems

Mr Nremik, ok.

DZR|Mikhail - I beg your pardon. Your mod has been included with Stalker. And automatically sent you a comment. Once again, we apologize to you.

Mr Nremik, there is nothing related to GSC products in this mod. No infringements.

Ukrainian company GSC Game World. Forbidden to use everything related to Stalker - Stalker 2 For the Russian people. In connection with the invasion of the Russian military on the territory of Ukraine. What does not give you the right to debug this mod. Because you are infringing copyright. Where will you bear the criminal responsibility! Where you will be excluded from the Steam system. BAN - forever with the loss of all game content.

Thanks everyone for 27K subs. Very surprizing!

cfgrandompreset.xml contains presets, cfgspawnabletypes.xml - applies it. check em out and you'll get the idea

Where do you find that Shaggoth?

you can also put it to some new "school" randompreset and attach to childbags

I got it going, I just changed the types <nominal> value to 5 for each of the colors. That might be a little scarce but we've already found one pen.

<type name="Pen_Black">
<nominal>5</nominal>
<lifetime>28800</lifetime>
<restock>0</restock>
<min>0</min>
<quantmin>-1</quantmin>
<quantmax>-1</quantmax>
<cost>100</cost>
<flags count_in_cargo="0" count_in_hoarder="0" count_in_map="1" count_in_player="0" crafted="0" deloot="0"/>
<category name="tools"/>
<tag name="shelves"/>
<usage name="Town"/>
<usage name="Village"/>
<usage name="Office"/>
<usage name="School"/>
</type>

Tom Violence, ah! I understand. Thank you for that information. I totally forgot pens are not spawning in vanilla anymore. I will let you know when I fix it.

Looking in the Types file I see the pen attributes, the nominal values are set to zero. Does the mod change those values elsewhere within the mod? How can I adjust the number of pens available in the loot economy? Thanks for the response!

I recommend addin it to your starting loot ;) Or bring up local server with Community Online Tools admin panel and spawn the pen.

Can't find a pen to test the notes out, any suggestions? Thanks!

Hiwo, you're welocome. Thanks for the confitmation.

I can confirm that the fix works. Just got around to testing it a few mins ago. Thank you again. 07

Thank you!!!

Kristopolees_MkTroller, sure. You can use all my mods, repack, etc. Just leave a link somewhere so other could find it too.

May I please use your mods in my DayZ youtube movies?

[Bloody] | Ace The Violent Man, Hiwo, good news! I think I've made a fix to make it compatible with AdditionalMedicSupplies.

Check this out: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?edit=true&id=2731338199
Make sure the mod loads after all other mods.


Please, let me know if it works

Thank you for sharing your work. And thank you to Bloody for finding the conflict with AMS. Upped and fav. (Your new idea sounds kinda awesome)

FRONTMANn,
Making it visual will require us to create image of every character, create or own alphabet of images, and then retexture a note item with those characters. Then place a model of the note on an item.

To me as a mooder this sounds like hell :) So I will 100% do the NON-visual version of the "item inscriptions" mod. Let's leave the visual version for the fuure :)

FRONTMANn,
I have a prototype mod that allows leaving a note on ANY object. I mean anything that server stores as an item: trees, mushrooms, weapons, car doors... Almost everything. But not visually. You will have to click "read writing". So you can inscribe your weapon's buttstock, or a backpack, or a door of the house, or a carwheel. But not the wall of a house, because it is out of persistence and is a part of a map, not server.

FRONTMANn,
I am dreaming of the same mod you described. I tried to do it easy way, but found a technical problem in the game engine. My junior plays Minecraft and I really like it when he simply places those poles with inscriptions anywhere on the map. But making it in DayZ is a bit harder.
Visual labels are very difficult. But I'm working on an alternative.

Hi Mikhail, I am dreaming of a mod that brings small signs or labels you can write on to wirte a name at your base or the door of your room or labeling storage boxes. Seems to be possible with the mechanic of vanilla notes. As I did not find a mod that does this I would appreciate your oppinion on that.

[Bloody] | Ace The Violent Man, thank you! I will add this to my roadmap and try to create a fix for that. It should not be very difficult. But I'm on holidays without my computer till January 7, so it will take some time.

This Mod is Awesome! Nice Work :)
But by using this Mod and the Mod AdditionalMedicSupplies, the function with the blood test kit to get the player additional report is broken. The Report will spawn or drop empty in inventory.

I left a feedback on the Mod Page of AdditionalMedicSupplies.
Maybe you guys can get in touch and solve this issue :D

Thank you a lot and a happy new Year!

@tesch89:
Yes, you have to increse the number in your types.xml to let the pens spawn.

in the types file pens are set to 0. Do I have to set them high or does the mod do that?

Scooby, glad worked. Thank you for the kind words

Hello Mikhail,
now it works great !

Thanks a lot for the fix and I wish you a lot of success in your further work.

Scooby, my server started fine. All works. Can you confirm it is fixed now?

Scooby, pushed a fix for that issue. Can you try launching your server.
I will launch my test server too now.

Scooby. I've sent you a friend request. Just to have a shorter way to chat about that issue. You can unfriend me later :)

Scooby, and I realize those are not the comments you waited for :) Sorry. This Monday was just totally packed with work. I will look into the issue you've found only now. Not sure I wil lhave enough time today.

Scooby.

I also plan a bit different game mechanics as a separate mod. It is in developemnt now. It will be completely new approach to interact with any object in game, and to make notes too. In short, I dream of creating the ability to write notes on ANY object in game. Literally. Well, except totally unrealistic writings, like writing on a meat steak, baked apple or lard. But 90% object in game you would name can really have a note on them.

In early Alpha devs did that and you could write on weapons, items, etc, like write notes now. But it was disabled very quickly and went to the end of the roadmap forever.

But I liked the idea and want to bring it back.

Scooby, good suggestion. We already have it in Wardogs Notes, so of course I thought about it. My only concern with item placing in DayZ (in Notes and in Immersive Placing too) is that the notes\items remain static when placed on dynamic objects such as cars, doors, base building components. And if such dynamic object is destroyed or moved to other location, the item\note will float in the air.

With paper notes it is purely cosmetic and immersion breaking. With items it can cause deaths (leaving a car door in the air on crossroads will crash anyone driving through).

So immersive placing is planed, but is not a priority until I research a proper way to place objects or destroy them with the surface it had been placed on.

Thanks my friend.

I would have an idea for improvement - it would be good to be able to place a paper with a written message, for example on a fence / wall / street lamp...